Mounting the Radio to a Pole, Align the Radios

Tsunami QuickBridge II T1/E1 Quick Install Guide

Mounting the Radio to a Pole

The radio is designed to mount directly to a pole. Using optional mounting brackets, you can mount the radio to a wall or other flat surface (see “Mounting the Radio to a Flat Surface”).

1.Remove the nuts you loosely attached in “Pre-Assemble Mounting Hardware.”

2.Slide the top part of the mounting bracket off of the mounting screws.

3.Place the radio with mounting bracket at the desired height on the pole and slide the top part of the bracket onto the mounting screws. Screw on the nuts and firmly tighten.

Mounting the Radio to a Flat Surface

To mount the radio to a flat surface:

1.Attach the supplied mounting bracket to the radio using the supplied bolts.

2.Mount the radio and mounting bracket to a flat surface using your own hardware.

Note: To ensure proper grounding, use the hole on the back of each radio and the provided grounding screws to attach a ground wire to each radio. Use proper wire grounding techniques in accordance with your local electrical codes. You also can mount the radios on tall, multi-section poles with guide wires. For these types of installations, you should consult professionals with experience.

STEP 9. ALIGN THE RADIOS

A cellular telephone or two-way radio may be useful for coordinating alignment activities between both ends of the link. Perform a general alignment of the antennas on both ends of the path using binoculars, compass, GPS, or other related tools. You must align the antennas as accurately as possible before passing traffic over the link. This will help in getting the system running more rapidly.

It is critical that you perform antenna alignment on one end of the link at a time, with the other end remaining stationary. In some cases, you may need to perform coarse alignment using a wide arc in both azimuth and elevation while listening to the audio alignment tone to find the main beam of the opposite end antenna.

For information about using the Receive Signal Quality feature to fine-tune alignment, see “Aligning Antennas with QuickBridge Manager” in Tsunami QuickBridge II T1/E1 Installation and Management.

Note: When you finish aligning the radios, tighten down the U-bolt nuts and side bolt nuts to secure each radio in its aligned position.